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Just for Fun: Target’s Haunted House Video

Target is working very hard this year to expand its Halloween-related sales. It is doing tie-ins with manufacturers and has even produced a a six-video series for showing on YouTube. [Click the upper of the video below to access the … Continue reading

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Retailers Beware: Facebook Cracking Down on Access to Data

There have been a lot of calls by government agencies, consumer groups, and individual users for Facebook to better control the information it provides to third parties. Now, it is taking another step. As reported by  Deepa Seetharaman and Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Global Social Media Ad Spending Is Booming

As reported by eMarketer: “Advertisers in the U.S. and Canada place a premium on social media and will ramp up paid spending on social networks 31.0% this year to pass $10 billion for the first time. Social network advertising in … Continue reading

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